Bleacher Report · Jul 18, 2019
Pumpsie Green, First Black Player on Red Sox, Dies at Age 85
Former Boston Red Sox player Elijah "Pumpsie" Green died Wednesday at the age of 85, according to Jimmy Golen of the Associated Press.
Green made his major league debut with the Red Sox in 1959, becoming the first black player in franchise history to appear in a game.
Boston was the final team in the majors to play a black player, 12 years after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
He went onto play four seasons with the Red Sox, appearing in 344 games while totaling 13 home runs with a .246 batting average. He also mostly played shortstop and second base while appearing 104 times as a pinch hitter with the team.